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This test consists of 5 short answer questions, 10 short essay questions, and 1 (of 3) essay topics.

Short Answer Questions

1. What does Charlie wish he could see more clearly in his past memories?

2. What is Algernon doing when Charlie finds him at the end of the conference for the International Psychological Association?

3. What surprises the would-be pranksters at the bakery?

4. What is Charlie's mother's name?

5. How many people are housed at the Warren State Home and Training School?

Short Essay Questions

1. Why is Alice so hesitant to be in a relationship with Charlie even though she cares for him?

2. What mistake does Charlie realize Nemur has made during the conference in Chicago?

3. What is Alice really upset about when she sees Charlie at the college where she teaches retarded adults?

4. What happens in his apartment that shows Charlie that Algernon needs to be taken back to the lab?

5. What does one of Charlie's old classmates at Beekman say to Charlie when he tries to talk to her?

6. What did Charlie want to have happen as he ran away from the angry mob in the park after a woman came on to him?

7. What causes Charlie to get upset with Burt during one of their sessions together?

8. Why is Charlie fired from his job at the bakery?

9. Why did Charlie allow himself to soil himself when he was younger?

10. What realization does Charlie make while reading The Great Gatsby?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

This book takes place in a few different settings. Describe some of these settings and how they affect the course of the plot. Why might Daniel Keyes have chosen these particular places for this plot to take place?

Essay Topic 2

Jealousy is an emotion that rears its ugly head a number of times in this book. Which characters evokes this emotion, and how do they respond to their jealous tendencies? How do these instances affect the plot of the book?

Essay Topic 3

Charlie said that intelligence and affection must be together in order for joy to exist. Which characters best display this idea, and how does this mantra manifest itself in the plot?

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